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Structured communication: effects on teaching efficacy of student teachers and student teacher - cooperating teacher relationships
(Texas A&M University, 2007-09-17)
Teaching efficacy beliefs of agricultural science student teachers, and their relationship with their cooperating teachers during field experiences, are variables that may affect the number of student teachers entering the ...
Environmental and genetic strategies to improve carotenoids and quality in watermelon
(Texas A&M University, 2007-04-25)
The evaluation of environmental and genotypic effects on fruit physical and
chemical characteristics enables assessment of the feasibility of selecting diploid and/or
triploid cultivars for either specific or more diverse ...
The principal's trustworthiness: the impact on effective school leadership as perceived by teachers on selected campuses in the North East Independent School District
(Texas A&M University, 2007-04-25)
The primary purpose of the study was to identify the effective school leadership
behaviors that build trust with teachers, as perceived by teachers on selected campuses in
the North East Independent School District. A ...
Life events and their impact on the mental health of young black men: a qualitative and quantitative study
(Texas A&M University, 2007-09-17)
Although it is presumed that men who acquire a college education will also
achieve middle-class status, middle-class status does not provide Black men with the
anticipated reductions for some health risks. Black men who ...
Common risk factors in bank stocks
(Texas A&M University, 2007-09-17)
This dissertation provides evidence on the risk factors that are priced in bank
equities. Alternative empirical models with precedent in the nonfinancial asset pricing
literature are tested, including the single-factor ...
Amending constructed roadside and urban soils with large volume-based compost applications: effects on water quality
(Texas A&M University, 2007-04-25)
Mineral nutrients imported in composted dairy manure (CDM) and municipal
biosolid (CMB) amendments for highway-rights-of-way and urban landscapes can pose
a threat to surface water quality. Treatments were developed to ...
Sensor-based machine olfaction with neuromorphic models of the olfactory system
(Texas A&M University, 2007-04-25)
Electronic noses combine an array of cross-selective gas sensors with a pattern recognition engine to identify odors. Pattern recognition of multivariate gas sensor response is usually performed using existing statistical ...
Macrofaunal community structure on the gulf of mexico continental slope: the role of disturbance and habitat heterogeneity at local and regional scales
(Texas A&M University, 2007-09-17)
The ecological forces that drive community structure of deep-sea benthic
communities are poorly understood, yet such communities rival in biological complexity
those of coral reefs or rainforests. Using components of the ...
Regulation of initiation of division in Saccharomyces cerevisiae: characterization of the role of DCR2, GID8, and KEM1 in completion of START
(Texas A&M University, 2007-04-25)
The decision to initiate division is very important, as once cells have initiated division
they are committed to complete it. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, commitment to a new
round of cell division occurs at a regulatory ...
A diagnostic system for air brakes in commercial vehicles
(Texas A&M University, 2007-09-17)
This dissertation deals with the development of a model-based diagnostic system
for air brake systems that are widely used in commercial vehicles, such as trucks,
tractor-trailers, buses, etc. The performance of these brake ...